Yazoo City herald., 1887-02-25

was iiene in which every far
mer Of MIssissippi is specially in
terested, Ms IL Is the only way tha
farming can be made profitable
II was a rare treat 10 hear him 40,
his words cannot fail 10 do mucI
good. The time Of adJournmen
having arrived, the Convention
took a recess until
1880 O'CLOCK p. N.
at which time addresses wer'
made by Col. X. NJ. Litiler, o
Chicago, Secretary Of the Natioua
Butter and Egg Association, an'
Col. Il. P. McGliney, SecTelar,
Eigin Board OF Trade. They wer,
very interesting aud entertaining
the speakers showing that the,
were well posted on the "butte
aud egg" question. Other al
dresses were delivered aud th,
Convention adjourned until 9:3(
o'clock.
FRIDAY MORNING.
The first speaker, Prof. John A
Myers, State Chemist, addressed
the Convention on "How Shal
we Regain the Lost Fertility OF ouI
Land" BY following the adyic'
lard down By this gentleman Their
is many an old farm in MIssisrip
pi now considered worthless whict
could easily be brought out ant
made TO yield large and profitabl,
crops. Don't think, farmers, be
cause your land is a little old O
worn that it is good for nothing
BY proper nourlshment it will
bring forth a harvest that will
be as surprising TO you as il viii
be TO your more fortunate neigh
bors just across the way, wht
owns a fine della plantation
There is 'lile in the old land yet,
aud may fortunes await your pro
per cultivation
Improvement in Dairy Machin
cry" was the subject Of an excel-
lent address by d. w. Curtis
Esq ,of Fort Atkinson. Wisconsin,
Mr.. Curtis was followed by Ool.
RObt. Gates, of Jackson, Tennes.
see, in an address on "The New
South and Its New Industries. u
Col. Gates is a gentleman of high
learning, possesses excellent Op.
portunlties OF comparing the
"old" with the "New South" az
he Is a gentleman of sufficient
years to fully understand and ap.
preciate the conditions Of the two.
With no words OF condemnation
for the "old South" he was loud
in his praises OF the many I'M
provements now springing up in
our country, and thinks that in no
period of our history has such a
bright outlook been presented as
the present, as immigration and
capital, going hand in hand. are
this way, displaying to
the world the vast resources OF
our Southern cline.
"Practlcal Education" by Prof.
Jonathan Piper, of Chicago, then
the Convention. 1t
was indeed a practical address
and was well received. Next
Iyere was the aw@o' of prlzes.
eAe resulI dst~srict1&e e tave uuVeu
Elise here.
FRIDAY AFTERNOON
was devoted to addresses by Col.
e. NJ. Hudson, of New Orleans,
on "Uorn Growing and Forage
Crops in the South" "The Out-
look OF Fruit Growing in the Gulf
States" by Hon. Parker Earle, of
Ocean Springs, President Of the
American Horticultural Society"
strawberry Culture Of the
South by DR.. II. E. Mckay, Of
Madison Station. These address
SEES and essays were very fine, es.
pecially that Of DR.. Mckay. the
acknowledged "strawherry king"
of the South. To those
who were not there it is hard to
say what amount OF Information
they lost, as every word aud
thought was Ieplete with good
things.
FRIDAY EVENING
was devoted TO general discussion
which many prominent speakers
Joined in. Pref. Il. B. Fulton, of
the University OF Mississippi, de-
livered a most excellent address
on the "Health" OF our State, full
~ sustaining in every way the oft
saying that Mississippi
was as healthy as any State in the
Union. Many other speeches OF
general interest were delivered,
and the great Interstate COnven.
ton vas declared adjourned.
1t is impossible TO count the
good that is sure TO follow this
Iu no ether conceivable
way could the resources of onr
great country have been brought
out and in no other way could the
smoulderiDg Goals OF prejudice
existing between the North and
South become 80 completely extsr.
as at this Convention. Nothing
in word, or deed was done that
could in the least mar the happy
feelings which existed from the
calling Of the Convention until the